Winter Commencement
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December 16, 2024
Graduates encouraged to value truth in a rapidly changing world
Winter Commencement speaker Rebecca Blumenstein, president of editorial at NBC News, encouraged U-M graduates to prioritize seeking the truth in an age of burgeoning artificial intelligence.
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November 11, 2024
Four recommended for Winter Commencement honorary degrees
Rebecca Blumenstein will be the main speaker at the the 2024 Winter Commencement on Dec. 15. Others recommended for honorary degrees along with her are John D. Evans, Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Margaret H. Hamilton.
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April 29, 2024
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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December 17, 2023
Graduates urged to offer ‘defiant humanism’ in troubled times
Author, journalist and commentator David Brooks encouraged U-M’s December graduates to embrace “brave living,” and seek out personal connections and moral values in the face of growing global challenges.
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October 31, 2023
Three recommended for Winter Commencement honorary degrees
Three leaders in the fields of journalism, poetry and space science research are being recommended for honorary degrees at the Ann Arbor campus’ 2023 Winter Commencement.
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December 18, 2022
Winter graduates told ‘persistence makes the impossible achievable’
Winter Commencement speaker Vera L. Songwe encouraged U-M graduates to embrace a future of possibilities and persist throughout any hardships that may come along the way.
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October 31, 2022
Three recommended for Winter Commencement honorary degrees
Three leaders in the fields of international finance, higher education and medical research are being recommended for honorary degrees at the U-M Ann Arbor campus’ 2022 Winter Commencement.
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December 19, 2021
Winter graduates urged to ‘value the fearless pursuit of truth’
Speaking at U-M’s first in-person Winter Commencement since 2019, Ruth Simmons, president of Prairie View A&M University, cautioned graduates not to shed the high expectations and standards set for them as students.
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December 17, 2021
U-M to require COVID-19 booster; updates plans for winter term
U-M is requiring all students, faculty and staff on all three campuses to get a COVID-19 booster shot as one of several enhanced mitigation measures during the winter 2022 academic term.
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November 11, 2021
Four recommended for Winter Commencement honorary degrees
Four leaders in the fields of higher education, theater, mathematics and community research are being recommended for honorary degrees at the Ann Arbor campus’ 2021 Winter Commencement.
